If you had Php 1,000, what would you do with it? Shop? Eat? How about starting a company? Don't believe me? Ask Pao. In this episode I was joined by Rene Paolo Isyasa, the founder of Coursebelt , an online learning platform he started in the midst of the pandemic.  Armed with Php 1,000 and a mission to help people adjust to the new normal,  Pao grew his startup from its humble beginnings to where it is now: 24,000+ Students 16 Courses and still increasing 15 Instructors and counting ...

You can't buy your way to a better performance. But you can perform better by developing a healthy attitude towards growth. In this episode, I was joined by Celeste Rodriguez of Rooting for Celeste. We talked about a lot of topics including her journey from being an OFW Nurse to becoming a Trading Coach, the importance of regulating emotions, and why rest may be just as important as work itself. Get your dose of Vitamin C here and see how her great growth insights has made her one of the...

Winners never quit? ... Well, actually they do. And they do so effectively. On the 5th episode of The Upward Stream, I was joined by Lui Baarde, RFC, REP and Founder of the Passionate Creators Community and The Financial Passionate, as we talked about the importance of QUITTING. In this conversation we talked about why quitting is necessary to reach your goals, where to draw the line between giving up and not giving up, and why she is having a hard time replying to her messenger chats. To...

Change is scary. It often puts us in the most uncomfortable situations, that we'd rather crawl back to our box. But for some like our guest this episode, change is a welcome friend that pushes him to go beyond limitations. Join us as we talk to Ralph Layco, change maker and founder of New Bold U & SAM Holdings as we tackle "A World of Change." In this episode we talked about changing a whole region's name, founding the revolutionary school and why he keeps losing Php 300,000 per...

The queen has arrived! Get ready to meet "The Iron Lady of IT", Ms. Irene Corpuz. Irene is the embodiment of EXECUTION, which she uses in her work as a Project Manager for some of the largest IT & Cybersecurity projects. A quick web search is enough to make you understand why she is highly regarded in her field of IT & Cybersecurity. With multiple recognitions and awards under her belt, she has proven that a woman can excel in a field that is commonly populated by men. What's more...

Oftentimes, the hardest moments in our lives are the times we grow the most. Because as they say, we learn more from our valleys than our mountaintops. For the 2nd episode of The Upward Stream, I was joined by Engr. Ronnie Serfa Juan, an internationally renowned ASEAN Engineer. He shared his story about overcoming obstacles in his life and career, impacting lives through teaching and how he still manages his time to be a self professed Pokemon master. Listen until the end to learn his 30...

Every journey needs a starting line. And in the journey of personal growth, the best place to start is from a position of strength and self-awareness. For the pilot episode of The Upward Stream, I was joined by Gallups Certified Strength Coach, Coach Ron Magsalin. Coach Ron is an expert in making people become self-aware and effectively establish a strengths based strategy to help them reach their goals. And in this session he shared how his discovery and development of a "Strengths-Based...